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washington voters approved it last month's election so let me throw this at you. there's ground rules here. you have to be over the age of 21. you can have up to an ounce in your possession. no more. and despite seattle's overnight smoke fest, you are not supposed to light up a joint in public. here's a big catch. you still have to go underground to get it. growing and selling pot illegal. at least for now they are. miguel marquez has the story in seattle. miguel? >> reporter: brooke, for pot smokers here in washington state, it is a day for celebration and partying. the legalization of pot. but proponents of this initiative say this is only the first step. this is what you assume the stores will look like? >> yeah. our stores are going to have the feel of a fine cigar shop. >> reporter: jaman was at microsoft and preparing to open as many as two dozen high end marijuana shops in washington and colorado. yesterday he'd be called a drug dealer. today, an entrepreneur. >> our target market is baby boomers. folks tried it in college a couple times, maybe they didn't
washington voters approved it last month's election so let me throw this at you. there's ground rules here. you have to be over the age of 21. you can have up to an ounce in your possession. no more. and despite seattle's overnight smoke fest, you are not supposed to light up a joint in public. here's a big catch. you still have to go underground to get it. growing and selling pot illegal. at least for now they are. miguel marquez has the story in seattle. miguel? >> reporter: brooke, for...
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an historic recall election just days away in wisconsin. scott walker in a recall with tom beahr. they drove the efforts angered by walker's push to end collective bargaining rights for workers. we're at the democratic phone bank. first, it's going to be very, very close. >> well, you know, this race really will come down to how many people come out on election day. that's really what both sides are saying here. as we mentioned, i'm outside of a democratic field office here. they have been making calls, knocking on doors. that's really been the name of the game for the last several days, weeks, especially, but it will be nonstop from now until tuesday. and the latest polls show governor walker with a very slight single digit lead. a lot of people feel like, there's maybe 80,000 homes out there who are undecided. it will come down to them on election day. >> so this race has attracted national attention, chris, and a lot of party surrogates are showing up. tell us about that. >> they really are. today, i was at a tea party rally and republican national committee shareman showed up
an historic recall election just days away in wisconsin. scott walker in a recall with tom beahr. they drove the efforts angered by walker's push to end collective bargaining rights for workers. we're at the democratic phone bank. first, it's going to be very, very close. >> well, you know, this race really will come down to how many people come out on election day. that's really what both sides are saying here. as we mentioned, i'm outside of a democratic field office here. they have...
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>> you know, after this election, this issue is so ripe for the supreme court the jurisdictions are so split in their laws, many states recognizing same-sex marriage and performing same-sex marriages. some states not recognizing them. this is the perfect scenario for the supreme court to step in and ultimately make a ruling. there are over 1,000 cases, joe, in which federal laws are impacted by marital status. the time has come. it's ripe. prop 8 was on the doorstep for the supreme court. here we go. >> avery, we were trading e-mails a little bit a while ago. one of the questions i asked you was whether the supreme court essentially gave itself an emergency escape hatch with one of the cases it chose. can you talk about that? >> late yesterday, as you know, joe, the supreme court amended its grant of review when it said, we want to know about the issue of standing. meaning does the person involved in the challenge have the right to be there in the first place. if the court doesn't then what it means in practical terms is if you don't have the right to be in court, you don't have standi
>> you know, after this election, this issue is so ripe for the supreme court the jurisdictions are so split in their laws, many states recognizing same-sex marriage and performing same-sex marriages. some states not recognizing them. this is the perfect scenario for the supreme court to step in and ultimately make a ruling. there are over 1,000 cases, joe, in which federal laws are impacted by marital status. the time has come. it's ripe. prop 8 was on the doorstep for the supreme court....
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those were voter referendums during the election. nationwide exit polls show slightly more voters than not say same-sex marriages should be legal. you see it there. 49% say yes. 46% say no. which in theory has absolutely no bearing essentially on anything that the high court decides, or does it? we may not actually even find out until monday whether the justices will decide to take the plunge or not into this latest series of cases, and while we wait, it gives us an option for a couple of questions to our justice correspondent joe johns who is smarter than many on this topic. here's how i want you to try to help navigate through the very sticky wicket. it's very, very complex stuff. we have two essential cases as i see it that the supreme court can decide to either rule on or not, the defense of marriage act and then, of course, the proposition 8 in california. the overview on both of those and the significance of either ruling or not. >> right. you know, they could also decide not to decide which is an important thing you have to sa
those were voter referendums during the election. nationwide exit polls show slightly more voters than not say same-sex marriages should be legal. you see it there. 49% say yes. 46% say no. which in theory has absolutely no bearing essentially on anything that the high court decides, or does it? we may not actually even find out until monday whether the justices will decide to take the plunge or not into this latest series of cases, and while we wait, it gives us an option for a couple of...
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in the election last month four states voted in favor of same-sex marriage. 33 states in a row previously had voted against it, so the momentum is certainly with supporters of same-sex marriage, but where the court -- how the court responds to public opinion is a complicated and not always entirely predictable subject. >> when are we going to find out how the courts will get involved? >> they don't announce when they are issuing orders in an afternoon. it could be 2:00 eastern. it could be 3:00 eastern. that is generally the range in which we should fine out, so it could be 15 minutes away. it could be an hour or so. or they could put it off for another week. they don't have to announce it in advance when they're going to issue these sorts of things. >> we're standing by. we're waiting to find out. jeff, thanks. >> me too. >> good to see you. >>> how to keep astronauts from being exposed to too much radiation in space. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy deve
in the election last month four states voted in favor of same-sex marriage. 33 states in a row previously had voted against it, so the momentum is certainly with supporters of same-sex marriage, but where the court -- how the court responds to public opinion is a complicated and not always entirely predictable subject. >> when are we going to find out how the courts will get involved? >> they don't announce when they are issuing orders in an afternoon. it could be 2:00 eastern. it...
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it's unlikely that in a formal election they're going to elect a democrat from south carolina to come to washington. hasn't happened in a while. my sense is that republicans will hold that seat eventually and whatever happens with jim demint. i was surprised that he decided to make that decision. we invited him to come on our show today and explain what's going on. i'm sure he's frustrated like a lot of conservatives are that president obama was re-elected for another four years and he worked hard to try to help romney get elected, help republicans and it's a source of frustration. a different challenge for him running a major think tank in washington and let's see how he does. >> for the time being it doesn't change the balance of power as the republicans aren't in control of the senate. >> there's a republican governor in south carolina and so she'll name someone in the short-term. i assume that's how it will work. once there's another election, i assume a republican will fill that seat. >> and i know you'll have much more on the fiscal cliff and any developments that hopefully we'l
it's unlikely that in a formal election they're going to elect a democrat from south carolina to come to washington. hasn't happened in a while. my sense is that republicans will hold that seat eventually and whatever happens with jim demint. i was surprised that he decided to make that decision. we invited him to come on our show today and explain what's going on. i'm sure he's frustrated like a lot of conservatives are that president obama was re-elected for another four years and he worked...
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it's an election year. this is a serious issue because it obviously involved the death of a border patrol agent, but eric holder was giving it right back saying we've gone over this and i've answered a lot of questions. it will take time as far as arrests. but this is and ongoing story. >> the main headline, it was very contentious and very interesting to watch. but the headline is that firings and charges are possible as a result of the operation. besides that, though, did we learn anything new in this sixth hearing? >> no. republicans say this they want to learn more of who knew what went and they feel that top officials at the justice department were aware of this and they're not getting the documents on it. democrats say it's a witch hunt, we've gone over this so many times. but that's the rub of republicans wanting more information and administration saying we will give you more information, but don't be you been realistic with your time demands. >> several house members for hold every to resign. is th
it's an election year. this is a serious issue because it obviously involved the death of a border patrol agent, but eric holder was giving it right back saying we've gone over this and i've answered a lot of questions. it will take time as far as arrests. but this is and ongoing story. >> the main headline, it was very contentious and very interesting to watch. but the headline is that firings and charges are possible as a result of the operation. besides that, though, did we learn...
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exit polls of last month's elections show that a slight majority of voters think that gay marriage should be legal in their states. >>> moving on now. rain, wind and snow are hammering the west coast. three separate storms in just one week have soaked oregon and washington and northern california. by the way, northern california has been hammered the worst and guess what. a fourth storm is on the way. a lot of areas already dealing with really bad flooding and they thought this was the worst of it. >> this thing just went up fast. real fast. fire department was out here. and got a lot of stuff, you know, away from the house so it didn't float down the road and stuff but this is the worst. >> meteorologist chad myers joins us now at the weather center in atlanta. round four. >> yes. >> this seems just cruel. >> and it gets worse. there will be six more rounds in the next 16 days. i can't stress how much rain that's going to -- once you get rain on the ground like we have now, it doesn't just evaporate and run off. it does run off but doesn't just go away. adding to injury. we have 20 inche
exit polls of last month's elections show that a slight majority of voters think that gay marriage should be legal in their states. >>> moving on now. rain, wind and snow are hammering the west coast. three separate storms in just one week have soaked oregon and washington and northern california. by the way, northern california has been hammered the worst and guess what. a fourth storm is on the way. a lot of areas already dealing with really bad flooding and they thought this was the...
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and understand, this was a central question in the election. maybe the central question in the election. you remember had. we talked about this a lot. it wasn't like this should come to any surprise to anybody. we had debates about it. there were a lot of tv commercials about it. at the end of the day a clear majority of americans, democrats, republicans, independents, they agreed with a balanced approach to deficit reduction and making sure that middle class taxes don't go up. folks agreed to that. now, the good news is we're starting to see a few republicans coming around to it too. i'm talking about republicans in congress, so the reason i'm here is because i want the american people to urge congress soon in the next week, the next who weeks to begin the work we have by doing what we all agree on. >> both parties fwrae that we should extend the middle class tax cuts. we've got some disagreements about the highend tax cuts, right? ? republicans don't want to raise taxes on folks like me. i think i can pay a little bit more to make sure that k
and understand, this was a central question in the election. maybe the central question in the election. you remember had. we talked about this a lot. it wasn't like this should come to any surprise to anybody. we had debates about it. there were a lot of tv commercials about it. at the end of the day a clear majority of americans, democrats, republicans, independents, they agreed with a balanced approach to deficit reduction and making sure that middle class taxes don't go up. folks agreed to...
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who made the better case to be elected? who do you hold responsible for our struggling economy. find me on facebook and tweet me. miay anhandle is@ali velshi. > >>>. >>> hello. i'm fredricka whitfield. chicago teachers are threatening to go on strike in the morning if the school system doesn't agree to better pay and improved work conditions. the walk out would effect 400,000 students at 700 schools and involves 29,000 unionized teachers. let's go to ted rowlands. how are negotiations going? are parents optimistic their kids will be in classes tomorrow? >> reporter: i think everybody is cautiously optimistic or keeping their fingers crossed. however everybody has to come up with a plan b because there isn't an agreement as of yet. they are negotiating into this hour. parents have been put on notice. there have been calls made to parents and also e-mails to parents informing them of the schools that will be open so they can drop their kids are. 144 schools will be open. teachers will not be there. inside will be nonunion staff members from the district just basically baby sitting
who made the better case to be elected? who do you hold responsible for our struggling economy. find me on facebook and tweet me. miay anhandle is@ali velshi. > >>>. >>> hello. i'm fredricka whitfield. chicago teachers are threatening to go on strike in the morning if the school system doesn't agree to better pay and improved work conditions. the walk out would effect 400,000 students at 700 schools and involves 29,000 unionized teachers. let's go to ted rowlands. how are...
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today in cairo the most violent street fighting since the election of egypt's mohammed morsi. the army called in the tanks when the protesters got close to the presidential palace. soldiers and armored vehicles shut down a demonstration by both supporters and opponents of the president. they left behind piles of rubble, burning cars, month sense of stability as a major nationwide vote gets one day closer. president morsi said a few hours ago he is going to address the egyptian people. he has not yet, but when that happens, we're going to bring that to you live. >>> nerve agents locked and loaded ready to be used against a syrian people. now, that scenario now a reality. that is according to nbc news. now, it says that syria's military has loaded the component chemicals for the deadly nerve gas into aerial bombs that could be dropped from their fighter jets. i want to bring in paula gorani about this because you have a different take on this. i know there's a lot of breath held. you say that they're not necessarily on that path. >> i believe that there's analysis that is very c
today in cairo the most violent street fighting since the election of egypt's mohammed morsi. the army called in the tanks when the protesters got close to the presidential palace. soldiers and armored vehicles shut down a demonstration by both supporters and opponents of the president. they left behind piles of rubble, burning cars, month sense of stability as a major nationwide vote gets one day closer. president morsi said a few hours ago he is going to address the egyptian people. he has...
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in the first round of france's presidential election. she's pledged to crack down on illegal immigration, called for france to leave the eurozone and restore its currency to the franc. knowing madonna, she loves controversy. she knows people are talking about it, maybe she'll put out another statement explaining why she close to do this. why, madonna? your music speaks for itself. >> causing controversy around the globe with her music and statements she's making. appreciate it very much. >>> when it comes to sweden's music scene, here what happens topping the charts. ♪ ♪ >> this is the group panetoz performing their dance hit "dansa pausa." i kind of like this one. i think our floor director's dancing here, by the way. the group formed in stoling hole. but members come from angola. the song about celebrating life, you can tell, right? hit number one on itunes. also more than 700,000 views. >>> a movement in new york but occupy protesters out in full force around the world. even sleeping on couches in hong kong. one company is fed up
in the first round of france's presidential election. she's pledged to crack down on illegal immigration, called for france to leave the eurozone and restore its currency to the franc. knowing madonna, she loves controversy. she knows people are talking about it, maybe she'll put out another statement explaining why she close to do this. why, madonna? your music speaks for itself. >> causing controversy around the globe with her music and statements she's making. appreciate it very much....
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they don't want him re-elected to a third term. the highest court cleared him to seek a third term despite the constitutional limit to seek a third term. this what is osama bin laden's former hideout in pakistan looks like today. being demolished. the work started last night. pakistani officials say they don't want the compound to stand as a gathering point for bin laden followers. >>> imagine you could help save 30 lives with one unselfish act. one man did donating a kidney, a kidney. the first link in the kidney donation chain. you have to hear his story. i am talking to rick next. don't go anywhere. we were having too much fun, we weren't thinking about a will at that time. we were in denial. that's right. [ laughter ] we like our freedoms, but at the same time we have responsibilities to the kids and ourselves. we're the vargos and we created our wills on legalzoom. finally. [ laughter ] [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at l
they don't want him re-elected to a third term. the highest court cleared him to seek a third term despite the constitutional limit to seek a third term. this what is osama bin laden's former hideout in pakistan looks like today. being demolished. the work started last night. pakistani officials say they don't want the compound to stand as a gathering point for bin laden followers. >>> imagine you could help save 30 lives with one unselfish act. one man did donating a kidney, a kidney....
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he elect a 200-national seat assembly that will draft a constitution. islamist parties, including the muslim brotherhood, are among those vying for power. the vote comes nine months after a civil war ousted and killed moammar gadhafi and left the country sharply divided among rival tribes, ethnic graups and militias. just last sunday protesters angry over the way assembly seats were distributed attacked election commission offices in two cities. aspirin is just old school. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. what's different? it has micro-particles. enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of pain. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. visit fastreliefchallenge.com how do you know it's summer time? well, i'm flipping burgers and talking about the ford summer sales event. "oh, wow." "now this would definitely be the car i would want
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we are going to adopt it instead of the rubbish laws of parties, elections and media." just to hit this home, this is the man accused of ordering the pass ker of thousands and thousands of his own people. new information about a security scare involving defense secretary leon panetta. we are now hearing more about this guy who drove a stolen vehicle onto the runway. as the dense secretary was landing in his plane in afghanistan. plus, apple's new ipad. by the way, is this called ipad, not ipad 3 hits shelves tomorrow. we'll give you a sneak peek next. enough? huh! no! who's gonna help cover the holes in their plans? aflac! quack! like medical bills they don't pay for? aflac! or help pay the mortgage? quack! or child care? quack! aflaaac! and everyday expenses? huh?! blurlbrlblrlbr!!! [ thlurp! ] aflac! [ male announcer ] help your family stay afloat at aflac.com. plegh! i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only thro
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the difference here is an election year. dana bash is live for us on capitol hill and why now? why this debate now? >> there are lots of reasons. first and foremost that some democrats i talked to admit this is a change in focus. and a change that, understandably they want to put forward because the big economic issue we were talking about late last week was how the jobs report was so dismal and how the economy is just in a terrible place for the president. so he absolutely used the bully pulpit to talk about the issues they believe according to internal polling and public polling as well really benefits them the idea that middle class americans should get a tax extension and those who are wealthier should not. and that is with the way that they want to frame the debate when it comes to the economy. >> you mention when it comes to this the polls are on his side. we pointed out today he has the public on his side. why might republicans think this is a winning issue for them? >> brooke, because they feel that history is on their side and that any time the discussions about tax cu
the difference here is an election year. dana bash is live for us on capitol hill and why now? why this debate now? >> there are lots of reasons. first and foremost that some democrats i talked to admit this is a change in focus. and a change that, understandably they want to put forward because the big economic issue we were talking about late last week was how the jobs report was so dismal and how the economy is just in a terrible place for the president. so he absolutely used the bully...
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egypt just had presidential elections just last weekend. it coincided with a power play by the ruling military council here which dissolved the recently elected parliament last week just two days before the presidential elections. it has since announced that it's taking the powers of the parliament and a lot of powers in the past reserved for the president basically making it a very weak position, i would argue, a puppet position, and the supporters here of the opposition who is is claiming victory, they are out here denouncing the military and what many are calling a soft milit y military. >> we're monitoring that right along with you from cairo. >>> also new video in from the campaign trail today. you'll see vice president joe biden. he talked to members of the american federation about the importance of the middle class. >> in a safe neighborhood where your kids can walk the street, where there's a playground that's not polluted. where you can send your kid to a decent school knowing if they do well they have chance to go to college and
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at least until the election because business leaders simply are not going to do anything. they're not going to hire, not going to make any major investment decisions until they know what is going to happen. >> closer and closer to the edge of the fiscal cliff, rick, frightening. thank you. >> we'll walk right up to it though. >> we are. president obama and mitt romney may be neck and neck in a lot of polls but when it comes to cash romney is king for now. check this out. the republican along with his party's national committee raised, look at these figures, more than $106 million last month. on the other side of the screen you see the $71 million mark. that is what president obama has raised in an e-mail to supporters the obama campaign sent a thank you for the best month of this election but in the very next paragraph warned the republicans are way ahead. got a lot more for you in the next hour. watch. >>> a husband facing charges after his wife kills herself. one lawyer says, i've never seen a case like this. >>> and bashar al assad says the u.s. is behind the violence i
at least until the election because business leaders simply are not going to do anything. they're not going to hire, not going to make any major investment decisions until they know what is going to happen. >> closer and closer to the edge of the fiscal cliff, rick, frightening. thank you. >> we'll walk right up to it though. >> we are. president obama and mitt romney may be neck and neck in a lot of polls but when it comes to cash romney is king for now. check this out. the...
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afternoon at 4:00 eastern when we dedicate an entire hour to the presidential contenders in this 2012 election. >>> also coming up, a high school valedictorian avoids being deported, but her fight to stay in the yu u.s. is far from over. >>> also, might it be a sign of similar cases to come? a man is ordered to pay child support to twins conceived after he separated from his wife. our legal guys weigh in straight ahead. >>> lots of clear skies and sunshine, particularly in the tornado zone. that's going to help out in the cleaning up. meteorologist tom seder with us this weekend. usually on cnn international, but you decide to help us out this weekend. >> thanks for having me. i hope i don't go metric on you, but that happens in international. >> we'll understand. >> thank you. start out with the u.s. weather. the features are quite nice. we do have some rainfall over the pacific northwest but as mentioned earlier, really the best news on this map is a sprawling area of high pressure. when you have a strong area of high pressure it's the weight of the atmosphere down on the ground. so cloud co
afternoon at 4:00 eastern when we dedicate an entire hour to the presidential contenders in this 2012 election. >>> also coming up, a high school valedictorian avoids being deported, but her fight to stay in the yu u.s. is far from over. >>> also, might it be a sign of similar cases to come? a man is ordered to pay child support to twins conceived after he separated from his wife. our legal guys weigh in straight ahead. >>> lots of clear skies and sunshine,...
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libyans are going to the polls in their first free election in decades. it's one of the reasons they overthrew gadhafi's dictators p dictatorship, the chance for democracy. they will form a transitional government. they face a tough job, of course. we all know that. it must reign in those responsible for a wave of lawlessness to unify the country. >>> if you are suffering through the recent heat wave, a cold front, yes a cold front is forecast for parts of the country. the national weather service says the front will move through the upper midwest and the great lakes today. ohio will get a bit of relief tomorrow. some 25 states faced heat watches, warnings or advisorie
libyans are going to the polls in their first free election in decades. it's one of the reasons they overthrew gadhafi's dictators p dictatorship, the chance for democracy. they will form a transitional government. they face a tough job, of course. we all know that. it must reign in those responsible for a wave of lawlessness to unify the country. >>> if you are suffering through the recent heat wave, a cold front, yes a cold front is forecast for parts of the country. the national...
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when barack obama was elected, his party controlled everything. they had the ability to do everything of their choosing and look at where we are right now. they passed the stimulus. the idea that we could borrow $831 billion, spend it on these special interest groups and it would work out just fine. that unemployment would never get to 8%. they said right now if we just pass this stimulus, the economy would grow at 4%. it' growing at 1.3%. >> when did you get it below 6%? >> that's the entire premise of our plan. getting the economy growing at 4%. creating 12 million jobs in four years. $90 billion in green pork to campaign contribute fors and special interest groups. just at the department of energy, there are over 100 criminal investigations that have been launched -- >> martha, look, his colleague runs an investigative commite, spent months and months going -- >> this is the inspector general. >> months and months. they found no evidence of cronyism. and i love my friend here. i am not allowed to show letters, but go to our website. he sent me
when barack obama was elected, his party controlled everything. they had the ability to do everything of their choosing and look at where we are right now. they passed the stimulus. the idea that we could borrow $831 billion, spend it on these special interest groups and it would work out just fine. that unemployment would never get to 8%. they said right now if we just pass this stimulus, the economy would grow at 4%. it' growing at 1.3%. >> when did you get it below 6%? >> that's...
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because this is a defining election, this is a big choice election. this will make a difference for not only the country but for your family. the choice you make will have a big impact on how america's families live. if you're a senior, for instance or if you're caring for a senior in your family and that senior needs a medical specialist and you pick up the phone and you call the receptionist at a doctor's office. you're going to be told time after time i'm sorry. we're not taking more medicare patients because after obama care and the cuts in reimbursement rates $716 billion in cuts in medicare, we're not taking new medicare patients. half of america's doctors saying they won't take new medicare patients. if, instead, when we elect me president of the united states we'll restore medicare and restore the promise to our seniors. and your mom or your dad or you yourself get the doctor you want to get an appointment with. and then, let's say you're in your 40s or 50s and your prime working years. and you've been expected to put away some extra money. pe
because this is a defining election, this is a big choice election. this will make a difference for not only the country but for your family. the choice you make will have a big impact on how america's families live. if you're a senior, for instance or if you're caring for a senior in your family and that senior needs a medical specialist and you pick up the phone and you call the receptionist at a doctor's office. you're going to be told time after time i'm sorry. we're not taking more...
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a president hasn't been elected without winning ohio since 1964. a quick other topic that's fascinating. the bipartisan outrage in washington over our olympian uniforms being made in china. the house speaker, not happy about this. 98% of the apparel that we wear, me, you, all of us is not made in the u.s. what do you make of this outrage, guys? >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's grand standing. i think if they wanted to have a mature conversation, they would talk about not just the clothes we wear, but about everything that we have depended upon and that we like for cheap prices are not made in this country. and have a real serious conversation on how that influenced the economy. the olympic, that happens once every four years and talking ago what the athletes are wearing is ridiculous and oversimplifies the problem. we have too many products made outside the u.s. >> and this is just an example. will, quickly. >> yeah, just political grand standing on that. harry said let's put them in a pile and burn them. >> boehner wasn't happy about it ei
a president hasn't been elected without winning ohio since 1964. a quick other topic that's fascinating. the bipartisan outrage in washington over our olympian uniforms being made in china. the house speaker, not happy about this. 98% of the apparel that we wear, me, you, all of us is not made in the u.s. what do you make of this outrage, guys? >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's grand standing. i think if they wanted to have a mature conversation, they would talk about not just the...
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elections. gellar says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patten ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> then said we don't want to put the request in right now because there is an upcoming general election and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that is not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman oversight committee is investigating the behavior. >> it didn't come from just one high ranking high ranking military official on the ground. we have several of them who have stepped forward and said this was the case. >> reporter: gellar says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> reporter: general caldwell and general patten declined to comment. the pentagon is looking into dr. gellar's allegations. caldwell did request an investigation into the hospital after the 2010 election. the senior pentagon official tells u
elections. gellar says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patten ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> then said we don't want to put the request in right now because there is an upcoming general election and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that is not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman oversight committee is investigating the behavior. >> it didn't come from just one high...
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he said i want the bush tax cuts settled before the election and then after the election we'll have a big negotiation over tax reform. doesn't quite make sense because it's probably going to be able to do tax reform if the bush tax cuts are still on the table after the election. so frankly i think the president knows there is no chance of this passing through congress but wants to have the argument, his whole strategy is he wants the american people to settle the deadlock in washington, to choose one ideology over the other. that's what this is really about. >> so if it doesn't happen by the end of the year, when, with the lame duck congress? >> then it's tricky terrain. you could do it in a lame duck congress or they could extend them for a few months and then you could use those few months to settle the issue. remember, a year ago today the president and baer ended their talks on a grand bargain. they were tantalizing close to settling this. >> but it didn't go anywhere. we'll just have to continue this conversation and see when something happens, when the compromise can happen. rya
he said i want the bush tax cuts settled before the election and then after the election we'll have a big negotiation over tax reform. doesn't quite make sense because it's probably going to be able to do tax reform if the bush tax cuts are still on the table after the election. so frankly i think the president knows there is no chance of this passing through congress but wants to have the argument, his whole strategy is he wants the american people to settle the deadlock in washington, to...
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>> well, it could, because it is competitive election and could come down the 25,000 votes in a handful of states. national security is a sensitive issue for many people. >> reporter: and op-sec is one of three groups of special operations members coming out with campaigns against the president over the security leaks. neither the pentagon nor the cia would confirm the video nor confirm the mitd military experience of those in the video. >> and a similar group says that he is a birther and not afraid to admit it. larry miller believes that president obama is lying about the origins and is a socialist and raised by communists. the 27-year-old veteran of the navy s.e.a.l.s says he is against the president, politics and personality. he is writer frank marshall davis who is obama's long time mentor. >>> and still ahead, the story behind the dramatic rescue as this man is pulled to safety from below ground. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity
>> well, it could, because it is competitive election and could come down the 25,000 votes in a handful of states. national security is a sensitive issue for many people. >> reporter: and op-sec is one of three groups of special operations members coming out with campaigns against the president over the security leaks. neither the pentagon nor the cia would confirm the video nor confirm the mitd military experience of those in the video. >> and a similar group says that he is...
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he said if he is elected president he'll repeal obama care. we're looking at what he will do to replace it. one provision allows seniors to get discounts on some prescription drugs. i want to talk to elizabeth cohen. one of the questions people have is what discounts are they getting and what would they get to keep under said romney plan. >> reporter: the way that it works right now is medicare beneficiaries at a certain spending level get a discount on drugs. it's a 50% discount on prescription drugs. the obama administration says this has saved medicare beneficiaries about $4 billion. as you've said romney has been clear. he wants to reverse obama care which means seniors would no longer be getting discounts on prescription drugs. >> then what would romney do for seniors in the so-called donut hole instead. we asked his spokesperson this and here is the way she put it. she said you know what, step away from the donut hole and look at medicare as a bigger picture. she says that obama had put $$70 billion cuts worth of medicare in. she said th
he said if he is elected president he'll repeal obama care. we're looking at what he will do to replace it. one provision allows seniors to get discounts on some prescription drugs. i want to talk to elizabeth cohen. one of the questions people have is what discounts are they getting and what would they get to keep under said romney plan. >> reporter: the way that it works right now is medicare beneficiaries at a certain spending level get a discount on drugs. it's a 50% discount on...
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this will be his third re-election for another six-year term. he came to power in the late '90s for the first time. so positioning himself as somebody who is healthy and capable of running the government is very, very important. now he said the same thing last year in june when he disappeared for a number of weeks, went to cuba to get treated. had surgery to remove some sort of cancer. he has not released what kind of cancer he has. then he went back to venezuela and said, i'm cancer free. now a little bit of a time line here. that was the first time we heard that there was a problem. last year in june. >> right. >> then over the fall he underwent several chemotherapy treatments in cuba and then again in february of this year he had another surgery. so nobody really knows first of all what kind of cancer he has. >> right. have we seen him? we haven't really actually seen him. is there any way to verify whether or not any of this is true? >> there is really no way to verify it. it is a state secret when it comes to his condition. we don't really
this will be his third re-election for another six-year term. he came to power in the late '90s for the first time. so positioning himself as somebody who is healthy and capable of running the government is very, very important. now he said the same thing last year in june when he disappeared for a number of weeks, went to cuba to get treated. had surgery to remove some sort of cancer. he has not released what kind of cancer he has. then he went back to venezuela and said, i'm cancer free. now...
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>> well, i have no idea how the election will turn out tomorrow. regardless of who wins, there's some serious legal questions down the road about florida's 50 delegates. there's a question about the lack of apportionment can withstand a challenge in the republican national committee that i suspect will ensue regardless of who wince. and beyond that question, this is just the beginning, not the end of this campaign. this is not going to be one of those campaigns that ends at florida. it's going to be, actually, a launching of a much more prolonged campaign, in my judgment. i know the speaker's intent on it, regardless of whether he wins or not. i'm sure governor romney is. it's going to be clearly, now, after this, a two-man race, if it wasn't that clear before. there's money coming into the gingrich campaign. there's support, of course, from governor rick perry and from herman cain and from fred thompson and many others that are supporting him and are going to stick with him all the way through this, next quite a number of primaries that come up ri
>> well, i have no idea how the election will turn out tomorrow. regardless of who wins, there's some serious legal questions down the road about florida's 50 delegates. there's a question about the lack of apportionment can withstand a challenge in the republican national committee that i suspect will ensue regardless of who wince. and beyond that question, this is just the beginning, not the end of this campaign. this is not going to be one of those campaigns that ends at florida. it's...
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president-elect of mexico has accepted congratulations from president obama. he's addressed the subject of relations with the united states. this happening at a news conference in mexico city. he ahead no direct reference to the war on drugs. he cited infrastructure and trade and security. that's tops on his list with washington. he rare ll ll lly referenced th c cartels. >>> iran said it just begun controversial missile tests. the targets are desert bases made to look like they belong to other countries. iran announced the test the same day they said they would stop by iranian oil. they insist it's for peaceful civilian purposes only. >>> aircraft manufacturer air bus is landing in alabama and with a big bang bringing along jobs and money. today that company announced plans to invest $6 $600 million a new airplane construction facility near mobile. they will provide about 1,000 permanent jobs. construction set to begin next year. good news there. >>> not good news. millions of americans are sweating through another blistering hot day today with very little po
president-elect of mexico has accepted congratulations from president obama. he's addressed the subject of relations with the united states. this happening at a news conference in mexico city. he ahead no direct reference to the war on drugs. he cited infrastructure and trade and security. that's tops on his list with washington. he rare ll ll lly referenced th c cartels. >>> iran said it just begun controversial missile tests. the targets are desert bases made to look like they belong...
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we have still 80-something days to go until the election. people change their minds. >> i want to button that up, as well. 1988, no big internet and may have had an easier ride without the scrutiny or the extraordinary microscope that everybody else has to endure. thank you. i know the polls change and you will come back with new ones soon. talk to you soon. thank you, my friend. >>> all right. chris christy. didn't make the cut for vp but that outspoken new jersey governor is not going to be sidelined. no way. no how. it's going to happen, folks. he'll give the keynote and the gop convention two weeks from now and wolf blitzer will join me a little bit later, bottom of the hour to talk more about that and marco rubio's involvement in the campaign, that's significant, as well. we'll let you know how the details shook out and how they will shake out. >>> by the way, she snagged one of d.c.'s most eligible bachelors in the '90s and now front and center as the wife of the republican vice presidential candidate. janna ryan, not just a doting spo
we have still 80-something days to go until the election. people change their minds. >> i want to button that up, as well. 1988, no big internet and may have had an easier ride without the scrutiny or the extraordinary microscope that everybody else has to endure. thank you. i know the polls change and you will come back with new ones soon. talk to you soon. thank you, my friend. >>> all right. chris christy. didn't make the cut for vp but that outspoken new jersey governor is...
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because nobody expects anything to pass before the election. this will all take place after we have a new president elected in november so this is all about campaign politics, ashleigh. >> oh, boy surks it ever. the optics, the campaign slogans, the bumper stickers that can come out of this jessica yemen, thank you so much. as we have all been mentioning, there is prebuttal, the romney campaign is already going on the defensive, even before president obama gets a chance to make his remark in about, again, looking at the clock, 25, 26 minutes from now. mitt romney's spoke he is person releasing a statement today saying this -- so if your salary goes up to $250,000 a year, you will be okay under this plan. anything over, you don't get that tax toll holiday anymore if the president gets his way. the president is scheduled to make his remarks about tax cuts shortly, doing the countdown clock for through our heads anyway, certainly bring you those comments live as we continue to watch the clock. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for
because nobody expects anything to pass before the election. this will all take place after we have a new president elected in november so this is all about campaign politics, ashleigh. >> oh, boy surks it ever. the optics, the campaign slogans, the bumper stickers that can come out of this jessica yemen, thank you so much. as we have all been mentioning, there is prebuttal, the romney campaign is already going on the defensive, even before president obama gets a chance to make his remark...